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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1944-09-15

Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1944-09-15, page 01

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Archaeological Ic Historical Mua. N. High St. at 115th—1
^[\Yy~Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community\Y//^\^
Vol. 22, No. .17 Entered aa Second<na8B Matter. PoBtoItlce Columbus.. Ohio.
COIiUMBUH, OHIO, I'KIOAV, .SBITK.MnEK I.'i, \9H
Osvattd to American and Jcwith ld«at*
Strictly Confidential
TIdbKs Prom Everywhere By Phlncas J. Blron
National Hlllel Alumni Committee Formed to Aid Schanfarber Memorial
Ij'shanah tovah . . .
Ba The curtain rises on 5705 . , Tho past year wa.s tho darkest page in the booli of .Tewish life ... It vvitncs.'iod the destruction of himilrcds of thousands of .Jewish men, women and chil¬ dren whose only crime wa.s the .lewtsh hlooil In their veins . . . European .lewry lies prostrate, reduced to one fifth of Its form¬ er size . . . The economic ))Osl- tion of the survivor.s has heen oljliter.ated . . . The new year mii.st bring Iielter tidings, now that Hitler's defeat i.s inevitable and will he complete within a few months . . . What do we wish our Jewish leadership for the romiiif? year'? . . . Unity, and determination lo fight for .lew ish rights uncnmiiroinisingly and fearle.s.sly . . . The war has demonstrated that we cannot tlo husiness with Fa.scism and that our saK'ation lies within ;ui ;niti- I-\'isi'ist dennicratic vs-orld of to¬ morrow --- ,'i world suf'fi as (Uit- lined hy Itoosevelt. Churchill ;uid Stalin at Tchcian . . . \WMV. .l.VI) TIlKliK . . . fe.sjln case .N'liii ii\'crl()okcd it: I'lonicr .Maert-/. who al tin- (ler- ald-K.Sniith-fiir-l'i'csidenl, con- ventinn introduced the resolu¬ tion lo sleralizc Jews., is the very siitnc Mr. .Macrt/, who was the leader of the iJearborn (Yusaders nnd the fhieago .Sil¬ ver Shirts . . . We are interestjul to learn that .lewish paroi-fiial schools are increasing in num¬ bers throughout tlie United .Sta¬ tes .. . Thi.s development re¬ flects the growing tide of ami- .Semitism and of Jewish opposi¬ tion to religious release time in public schooJs . . . Now it has been revealed that the Nazis ransacked Heinric Heine's tomb in, the Montmartro Ceme lery in Paris . . . They dug up Heine's casket and threw it on the rubbish heap . . . And the street named "after Heine had its appellation changed to the moniker of some Nazi bigwig . De Gaulle has promised to re store the tomb and the street . .
IjIsten here . ..
(SS Guess whom the grapevine has in full command of the virtually defurict Luftwaffe now? . . . WTiy, none other than Geanral Erhard Mlleh, honor¬ ary Aryan jJy' grace of Adolf Hitler — who may be using him as a springboard for the wail that It's the Jews who are caus¬ ing the current defeat of Ger¬ many by the allies ... Which reminds us that Harry Hersh- fleld has sent a solemn warn¬ ing to the Fuehrer, to the effect that the handwriting is on the Westwall
KBADE'B'S <.'iril>E ... ^The pubiic-atlon of the late Professor Ismar Ellbogen's "A Century of Jewish Life" by the Jewish Publication Society of America has aroused heated controversies . . . His chapter on Jewish life in Soviet Russia Is full of misstatements, and chargl>s tho Soviet Union with i:ogroms which were instituted by the enemies of the Bolshevik regime . . . These "facts" were (iutled hy Pi'ofessor Ellbogen from a Jewish year book . . . Don't miss Aibei't Maltz's "The Arrow and the Cross" and Rob¬ ert Pick's "The Terhoven File" These books. Just out, are two very interesting novels with Nazism as their main theme . . . Maltz's volume is a (Continued on Page Four)
A National Hiilel Alumni Committoe, composed of former members of the B'nai B'rith Ohio State University Hiilel Foundation, has been organized to further the ,$100,- OflO campaign for the new Hiilel Home to be erected as a memorial to the late Edwin J. Schanfarber,
Simon Lazarus, general chairman, has appointed Mrs. Harry Schwartz, Columbus, graduate of the College of Law, class of 1!)33, as alumni chairwoman.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE MURPHY SEES RISING TIDE OF RACIAL BIGOTRY IN U.S.
STAfJE AND HCKEEN STAR
0,\ "I'AIjBSTIIVK SPEAKS"
BROADCAST Sl'NDAY
Graduates who, already have accepted membersblp on the committee include: .fudge Fred Cramer, MidUlelown, 0.; Rabhi "Jfoseph Kiel n. Congregation Kenoseth Israel. Jackson. Mich,; nabbi Ra'riirh liraunstoin. .Tem¬ ple Keneseth Israel, .'^.llentown, Pa.: l.eo Gallin, executive direc¬ tor of the United Jewish Wel¬ fare Fund, l.os Angeles, Calif.; .Staff .Sgt. Kaniuci T). Luchs, Keesler Field. Miss., former nieuiher of the llillel Advisory lioard; I'vt. Robert K'obliiz, A. S. 'I', I', Unit. I'nixersity of Mich¬ igan. .'1 foi-nii'i- llilli'l presidenl; Captain ll.-irry Katz. .Mcdinil Corps. I-'t, Di.v, N'. .1 . .Mrs. .hick lieslcr and .Mrs. Ho\- .Slojie "f Coluinbus: Harry Rosen, assi.-t- ant director of llic Irene K.'iiifr man Center, riltslnirgh
According to lialibi 11 ;i r r y Kaplan, director of lli.e local grours. letter's are conirtig in daily from alumni exprcssini,' their appii'val of the iirojcct and pledging ihcir support.
i\ew SlibscrlptJons ¦< Following are newly-received Kulisrriplions. according to Ju¬ lius W. Steinhau.ser, .Memorial Fund treasurer:
Lawrence Schimel, II o r n- stein liros., Dr. S. D. Edelman. Dr. Chester C Shinbach, Char, les Friedman, Samuel Rricf, Mr. and Mrs. Ahe Kchoen, Mr. and Mrs, Chester E. Finn, Mr. Louis nr(>ml>erg. in memory of Harry FVeidenberg; Leo Eifer. man.'s'igmund Kiferman, .loseph D. Schecter, Max Ruben & Sons, J. J. Lieberman, Messrs. Nate Derlin and Samuel Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. I'Catz, Dave H Zuravsky, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Lipson, WllUam W. Cohea, George W, Uromley, M o r r 1 s Bromberg, Simon, Victor and Barney Ringer, Mr. and Mrs. S Berg, Alvin Lewin, S. 0. Somler, Sam Berman, Robert N. Suid, T. Bloom, Sam Llchten- .stein, Leon Berman, Morris Hor¬ witz, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. New. man.
Samuel Stone and Harry Post,
Goldfarb. .loseph L. .Schwartz, Mrs. Rose .lay I-'urstman. Lt. Ar. thur .Riy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
I,0CA1, .MAN WITH AKMI''.I> FOKCKS I.\ K\<;i,ANI) 18 >IE.'\IORlAI, ('O.NTRIIirTOlt
One of the Iritci'c.sdilg con- trlbiillons to the Mdwin ,1. Selianfai'her Ml'lnorial l''un(l has been a inom',v ortler re- crlvcd from aln-oad frnm Sjit. ll.'ici'M SclioKctistciii, .serving in till' anned for(.'cs in I'iiig- lanil.
The ,siil)scriplion, ^eut to .\IUin Tarshish. has ln-i-ii lurn- owv to .lulius W. Sd'iilluilisrr, Meinoriiil I-'und ti'elisurcr.
.\i-<'onil»an,ving the «.ubsci'il>- linn was a letter in' iiliich Schollrnstcjn incnlioncd ri'iill- ing in The Chi-nniele about lhe death (if "V,. .1." and the campaign tor a inenioi-iiil in his honor. He .s.-ild lie had alXMi.Vs jidmlred l-ld's sineer- U.V and sense of fair play.
In Chilian life, Schollen- .sieiii is associiUed with the IV(wl-C(ll,i Co., IK! K. I.iv- ingstoM .Ave.
lilashck and Mrs. I. David, in nreniory of Amelia Gunder¬ sheimer, Harry Freldenberg and Ilr. L. Mark's father; H.' W. Jo.seph.son. l.ouis Bromberg. Ab¬ raham Gertner, .lacob Spitka, Morris Cohen, Roliert f.eon.
Herman Lleverman, Sam Newpoff. August Schafer, Mil¬ ton L. Farber, H. R. Wa.s.serman, William Caiiif, Alfred Bender. E. Pallet, Max Shell.
Leonard Manekin (atUlitional) A. W. Cohen, Irving Haskln, A. J. -Canowltz, Irving Goodman; Sam Meizlish, R. Abramson, Mr and Mrs. Albert M. Harris and Mrs. H. J. Harris, I. H. Sohlez. inger & Sons, Skilken Bros., Mr. H. M. Katz, Ahe and George Shustick, Ed Wlgodski, Nathan Mayer, 1. C. Benis, A. Wine- berg, Phillip Goldslager, Nathan
R''lL.'"zalkr'Rabbr Samuel m! Herskowitz, and Mr. and Mrs.
Gup, Dave W. Goodman, Abe I Ben Neustadt.
HAN PBANCISCO IWNS) — As.sociale .lustice i-'rank Mur¬ phy of the I'niled Slates Su¬ preme Court declared here that the tides of race conflicl and bigotry were rising iiigher every diiy and proposed & six- jiolnl program to combat the former.
Ic warned that racial animos¬ ities would wipe out the mili- I'lry victory of the war in speaking at a mass meeting sponsfired by the Ntitional Com¬ mittee Against the Persecution of tho Jews of which he is na¬ tional chnirman.
Reviewing .Nazi u.se of anii- Semiiism to spi'ead loialitarian- isin throughout liie world, .lus- ticf.. .Vlurrih.v said the doctrine was preached ihrouglioui I'^u- rnju. and No'rili ..\frica and Soiltll .-¦Vjiicric'i and "I.as(_. Itul \e',\>\. 111 our own United
not St;it( ¦ \'
IlllK'
.r
Ihr •i e r i 1. ^ ¦i':i|r-,|iiie
jircscntcd over .-.(.ition
1 2;:i(l P. .M. under the
of the Columbus Dis.
Zionist Organization
this w dramat S]K'aks WHKC aus|)ices I trlct of ih- of ..\nierlca.
Mister Cijihcrn appetics as .'in .American soil expert who Is aiile to sa\'e Lhe crops of an American farmer with the .same .system that the men of Pales- line are using lo reclaim the saltv soil of the ancient iiilile lanii.
Council To Resume
Citizenship
Classes
YOU CAN STlLt, INSERT NEW VEAR GREETINGS
In keeping with tho trndl- tloiiul custom o( extending N e w y e a r grccilugs to friends Hud lelatives, the Chronicle will bo hnpi.y to Insert them In its next Issue prior to Yom Kippur, Sept. 22nd Hoivevci-, tlieso greet- lugs must bo phoned In no later thun Thuisday of next week. Call AUanis 2954.
Our annual New Year's cdi- tlou will r«acli our readers iioxl Monday, Rosli Hash¬ onah.
Drama, 'Behold The Jew", Marks Rosh Hashonah On NBC
MOSCOW (JPS)^The Soviet Commission Investigating War Crimes has begun to assemble evidence and hear testimony with regard to the death camp at Ltjbljn, .
NEW YORK, In observance of the Jewish New Year 5705, NBC presents "Behold the Jew", a half-hour dramatization of Ada Jackson's epic poem, on Sunday. Sept. 17 (NHC, '>:i)0-'2:'J0 p. m., EWT).
This special Rosh Hashonah program has been adapted for radio by Milton Gelger. Mrs. Jackson, one of Great Britain's foremost . poets, was awarded the British Greenwood Poetry Prize for 19-13 for "Behold the Jew".
A prominent actress will be selected shortly to portray the role of narrator In the drama- tizatton. The program Is pre¬ sented in cooperation with the American Jewish. Committee.
The Council of .lewish Wo¬ men and the C'olumbus Hoard of Education will again spon- .sor Amcricanizntkm and Citi¬ zenship classes at the Schon- thaFCentor, 555 E. Rich St.. U was announced this week.
Registration will be heUI Wetl- nesday, Sept. 20, from 7:00 to 8:00 P. M., and it is very im¬ portant that everyone be regis¬ tered at that time in order to be placed in the proper class. Regular classes will begin Mon¬ day, Sept. 25th.
The Council of Jewish Wo¬ men will continue to be of ser¬ vice every Monday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 P. M., at the Schonthal Center, to those who need help lo complete and file Citizenship papers and to ans¬ wer such questions as may be presented with reference to cil¬ lzenshlp. There is no charge for this service, and everyone who is nol an American citizen should feel it his duly to be¬ come one at the earliest possilile date.
GIV'K.V l;E<JION OF MERIT
vvahhi.n<;ton, i>. c. (JPS
—Captain Lewis L. Strauss of New York Cily, a special a.sslst- ant to Navy Secretary James 'V. Forreslal, has been awarded the Navy Legion of Merit for ser¬ vices as assistant chi^f of the Office of Procurement and Ma¬ terial for Industrial Readjust¬ ment, the Navy Department an¬ nounced.
icioi'v on Iiv l),iMlo field ¦i'c.-...ar\ III'-.', tall social and loniii- and political justice ,iualiilii,\- when ihr \var is ' \\ 111 iiloiii. as-urc us Llie \i( loi \. I 'id'ori im.itcly, f. H i\ Kii'llcc 1 liat we \\ave
yn ili-pi'llrd fl 1 our
¦1.. and minds the aiiiiiiosi- lie-- pl.llllrd ilierc by the Nazi re\ o)iilioi(J'.
He proposed the following progi'am to t;Q]nbaL the .Nazi tlieoi'if's::
"First, we can consciousl.v strive to eiadictite from mur heaj'ls and minds every \'estjge of racial and religious prejudice and hatred. Let us live the re¬ ligion we einlaace. Let us jirac- tice the Americanism we |it'o- claim.
"Secondly, we can call upon our Governments to provide full and comiileto protection of life, liberty, freeilom of wor¬ ship and civil rights for all our inhabitants, whatever may be tlieir dislinctitms as to birth, colpr^ nationality, language, race or religion.
'I'hirdly. through our Govern¬ ments and through our own Ije- havior we can guarantee the equality of opportunity in law antl in fact for all our inhabi¬ tants.
"Fourthly, we can respect and guarantee the right of all religious, ethnic and cultural groups to maintain and' foster their respective group Identi¬ ties and to engage in their own beliefs and practices so long as the public Interest is not ad¬ versely, affected.
Fifthly, we can work toward the full realization of full econo¬ mic security of all the people of the United States, recogniz¬ ing as we do that man at heart is good and only resorts to acts of irnoierance against minority or sraepgoal groups uf people when he feels his ahilily to pro¬ vide a (jecent livelihood for bis family is jeopardized.
"Finally, we can establish, it necessary, appropi'iale and ade- (luaie. machinery in every local community, no matter how re¬ mote to secure protection again¬ st the curtailment ot our finan¬ cial rights.
LONDON (J PS) — The I'adio in liberated Belgium paid trib¬ ute lo the Jewish partisans for their contribution to the coun- tiy's liberation. It also praised Belgians tor aiding the escape of Jews.
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Archaeological Ic Historical Mua. N. High St. at 115th—1
^[\Yy~Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community\Y//^\^
Vol. 22, No. .17 Entered aa SecondE ... ^The pubiic-atlon of the late Professor Ismar Ellbogen's "A Century of Jewish Life" by the Jewish Publication Society of America has aroused heated controversies . . . His chapter on Jewish life in Soviet Russia Is full of misstatements, and chargl>s tho Soviet Union with i:ogroms which were instituted by the enemies of the Bolshevik regime . . . These "facts" were (iutled hy Pi'ofessor Ellbogen from a Jewish year book . . . Don't miss Aibei't Maltz's "The Arrow and the Cross" and Rob¬ ert Pick's "The Terhoven File" These books. Just out, are two very interesting novels with Nazism as their main theme . . . Maltz's volume is a (Continued on Page Four)
A National Hiilel Alumni Committoe, composed of former members of the B'nai B'rith Ohio State University Hiilel Foundation, has been organized to further the ,$100,- OflO campaign for the new Hiilel Home to be erected as a memorial to the late Edwin J. Schanfarber,
Simon Lazarus, general chairman, has appointed Mrs. Harry Schwartz, Columbus, graduate of the College of Law, class of 1!)33, as alumni chairwoman.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE MURPHY SEES RISING TIDE OF RACIAL BIGOTRY IN U.S.
STAfJE AND HCKEEN STAR
0,\ "I'AIjBSTIIVK SPEAKS"
BROADCAST Sl'NDAY
Graduates who, already have accepted membersblp on the committee include: .fudge Fred Cramer, MidUlelown, 0.; Rabhi "Jfoseph Kiel n. Congregation Kenoseth Israel. Jackson. Mich,; nabbi Ra'riirh liraunstoin. .Tem¬ ple Keneseth Israel, .'^.llentown, Pa.: l.eo Gallin, executive direc¬ tor of the United Jewish Wel¬ fare Fund, l.os Angeles, Calif.; .Staff .Sgt. Kaniuci T). Luchs, Keesler Field. Miss., former nieuiher of the llillel Advisory lioard; I'vt. Robert K'obliiz, A. S. 'I', I', Unit. I'nixersity of Mich¬ igan. .'1 foi-nii'i- llilli'l presidenl; Captain ll.-irry Katz. .Mcdinil Corps. I-'t, Di.v, N'. .1 . .Mrs. .hick lieslcr and .Mrs. Ho\- .Slojie "f Coluinbus: Harry Rosen, assi.-t- ant director of llic Irene K.'iiifr man Center, riltslnirgh
According to lialibi 11 ;i r r y Kaplan, director of lli.e local grours. letter's are conirtig in daily from alumni exprcssini,' their appii'val of the iirojcct and pledging ihcir support.
i\ew SlibscrlptJons ¦< Following are newly-received Kulisrriplions. according to Ju¬ lius W. Steinhau.ser, .Memorial Fund treasurer:
Lawrence Schimel, II o r n- stein liros., Dr. S. D. Edelman. Dr. Chester C Shinbach, Char, les Friedman, Samuel Rricf, Mr. and Mrs. Ahe Kchoen, Mr. and Mrs, Chester E. Finn, Mr. Louis nr(>ml>erg. in memory of Harry FVeidenberg; Leo Eifer. man.'s'igmund Kiferman, .loseph D. Schecter, Max Ruben & Sons, J. J. Lieberman, Messrs. Nate Derlin and Samuel Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. I'Catz, Dave H Zuravsky, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Lipson, WllUam W. Cohea, George W, Uromley, M o r r 1 s Bromberg, Simon, Victor and Barney Ringer, Mr. and Mrs. S Berg, Alvin Lewin, S. 0. Somler, Sam Berman, Robert N. Suid, T. Bloom, Sam Llchten- .stein, Leon Berman, Morris Hor¬ witz, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. New. man.
Samuel Stone and Harry Post,
Goldfarb. .loseph L. .Schwartz, Mrs. Rose .lay I-'urstman. Lt. Ar. thur .Riy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
I,0CA1, .MAN WITH AKMI''.I> FOKCKS I.\ K\IE.'\IORlAI, ('O.NTRIIirTOlt
One of the Iritci'c.sdilg con- trlbiillons to the Mdwin ,1. Selianfai'her Ml'lnorial l''un(l has been a inom',v ortler re- crlvcd from aln-oad frnm Sjit. ll.'ici'M SclioKctistciii, .serving in till' anned for(.'cs in I'iiig- lanil.
The ,siil)scriplion, ^eut to .\IUin Tarshish. has ln-i-ii lurn- owv to .lulius W. Sd'iilluilisrr, Meinoriiil I-'und ti'elisurcr.
.\i-- linn was a letter in' iiliich Schollrnstcjn incnlioncd ri'iill- ing in The Chi-nniele about lhe death (if "V,. .1." and the campaign tor a inenioi-iiil in his honor. He .s.-ild lie had alXMi.Vs jidmlred l-ld's sineer- U.V and sense of fair play.
In Chilian life, Schollen- .sieiii is associiUed with the IV(wl-C(ll,i Co., IK! K. I.iv- ingstoM .Ave.
lilashck and Mrs. I. David, in nreniory of Amelia Gunder¬ sheimer, Harry Freldenberg and Ilr. L. Mark's father; H.' W. Jo.seph.son. l.ouis Bromberg. Ab¬ raham Gertner, .lacob Spitka, Morris Cohen, Roliert f.eon.
Herman Lleverman, Sam Newpoff. August Schafer, Mil¬ ton L. Farber, H. R. Wa.s.serman, William Caiiif, Alfred Bender. E. Pallet, Max Shell.
Leonard Manekin (atUlitional) A. W. Cohen, Irving Haskln, A. J. -Canowltz, Irving Goodman; Sam Meizlish, R. Abramson, Mr and Mrs. Albert M. Harris and Mrs. H. J. Harris, I. H. Sohlez. inger & Sons, Skilken Bros., Mr. H. M. Katz, Ahe and George Shustick, Ed Wlgodski, Nathan Mayer, 1. C. Benis, A. Wine- berg, Phillip Goldslager, Nathan
R''lL.'"zalkr'Rabbr Samuel m! Herskowitz, and Mr. and Mrs.
Gup, Dave W. Goodman, Abe I Ben Neustadt.
HAN PBANCISCO IWNS) — As.sociale .lustice i-'rank Mur¬ phy of the I'niled Slates Su¬ preme Court declared here that the tides of race conflicl and bigotry were rising iiigher every diiy and proposed & six- jiolnl program to combat the former.
Ic warned that racial animos¬ ities would wipe out the mili- I'lry victory of the war in speaking at a mass meeting sponsfired by the Ntitional Com¬ mittee Against the Persecution of tho Jews of which he is na¬ tional chnirman.
Reviewing .Nazi u.se of anii- Semiiism to spi'ead loialitarian- isin throughout liie world, .lus- ticf.. .Vlurrih.v said the doctrine was preached ihrouglioui I'^u- rnju. and No'rili ..\frica and Soiltll .-¦Vjiicric'i and "I.as(_. Itul \e',\>\. 111 our own United
not St;it( ¦ \'
IlllK'
.r
Ihr •i e r i 1. ^ ¦i':i|r-,|iiie
jircscntcd over .-.(.ition
1 2;:i(l P. .M. under the
of the Columbus Dis.
Zionist Organization
this w dramat S]K'aks WHKC aus|)ices I trlct of ih- of ..\nierlca.
Mister Cijihcrn appetics as .'in .American soil expert who Is aiile to sa\'e Lhe crops of an American farmer with the .same .system that the men of Pales- line are using lo reclaim the saltv soil of the ancient iiilile lanii.
Council To Resume
Citizenship
Classes
YOU CAN STlLt, INSERT NEW VEAR GREETINGS
In keeping with tho trndl- tloiiul custom o( extending N e w y e a r grccilugs to friends Hud lelatives, the Chronicle will bo hnpi.y to Insert them In its next Issue prior to Yom Kippur, Sept. 22nd Hoivevci-, tlieso greet- lugs must bo phoned In no later thun Thuisday of next week. Call AUanis 2954.
Our annual New Year's cdi- tlou will r«acli our readers iioxl Monday, Rosli Hash¬ onah.
Drama, 'Behold The Jew", Marks Rosh Hashonah On NBC
MOSCOW (JPS)^The Soviet Commission Investigating War Crimes has begun to assemble evidence and hear testimony with regard to the death camp at Ltjbljn, .
NEW YORK, In observance of the Jewish New Year 5705, NBC presents "Behold the Jew", a half-hour dramatization of Ada Jackson's epic poem, on Sunday. Sept. 17 (NHC, '>:i)0-'2:'J0 p. m., EWT).
This special Rosh Hashonah program has been adapted for radio by Milton Gelger. Mrs. Jackson, one of Great Britain's foremost . poets, was awarded the British Greenwood Poetry Prize for 19-13 for "Behold the Jew".
A prominent actress will be selected shortly to portray the role of narrator In the drama- tizatton. The program Is pre¬ sented in cooperation with the American Jewish. Committee.
The Council of .lewish Wo¬ men and the C'olumbus Hoard of Education will again spon- .sor Amcricanizntkm and Citi¬ zenship classes at the Schon- thaFCentor, 555 E. Rich St.. U was announced this week.
Registration will be heUI Wetl- nesday, Sept. 20, from 7:00 to 8:00 P. M., and it is very im¬ portant that everyone be regis¬ tered at that time in order to be placed in the proper class. Regular classes will begin Mon¬ day, Sept. 25th.
The Council of Jewish Wo¬ men will continue to be of ser¬ vice every Monday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 P. M., at the Schonthal Center, to those who need help lo complete and file Citizenship papers and to ans¬ wer such questions as may be presented with reference to cil¬ lzenshlp. There is no charge for this service, and everyone who is nol an American citizen should feel it his duly to be¬ come one at the earliest possilile date.
GIV'K.V l;E. c. (JPS
—Captain Lewis L. Strauss of New York Cily, a special a.sslst- ant to Navy Secretary James 'V. Forreslal, has been awarded the Navy Legion of Merit for ser¬ vices as assistant chi^f of the Office of Procurement and Ma¬ terial for Industrial Readjust¬ ment, the Navy Department an¬ nounced.
icioi'v on Iiv l),iMlo field ¦i'c.-...ar\ III'-.', tall social and loniii- and political justice ,iualiilii,\- when ihr \var is ' \\ 111 iiloiii. as-urc us Llie \i( loi \. I 'id'ori im.itcly, f. H i\ Kii'llcc 1 liat we \\ave
yn ili-pi'llrd fl 1 our
¦1.. and minds the aiiiiiiosi- lie-- pl.llllrd ilierc by the Nazi re\ o)iilioi(J'.
He proposed the following progi'am to t;Q]nbaL the .Nazi tlieoi'if's::
"First, we can consciousl.v strive to eiadictite from mur heaj'ls and minds every \'estjge of racial and religious prejudice and hatred. Let us live the re¬ ligion we einlaace. Let us jirac- tice the Americanism we |it'o- claim.
"Secondly, we can call upon our Governments to provide full and comiileto protection of life, liberty, freeilom of wor¬ ship and civil rights for all our inhabitants, whatever may be tlieir dislinctitms as to birth, colpr^ nationality, language, race or religion.
'I'hirdly. through our Govern¬ ments and through our own Ije- havior we can guarantee the equality of opportunity in law antl in fact for all our inhabi¬ tants.
"Fourthly, we can respect and guarantee the right of all religious, ethnic and cultural groups to maintain and' foster their respective group Identi¬ ties and to engage in their own beliefs and practices so long as the public Interest is not ad¬ versely, affected.
Fifthly, we can work toward the full realization of full econo¬ mic security of all the people of the United States, recogniz¬ ing as we do that man at heart is good and only resorts to acts of irnoierance against minority or sraepgoal groups uf people when he feels his ahilily to pro¬ vide a (jecent livelihood for bis family is jeopardized.
"Finally, we can establish, it necessary, appropi'iale and ade- (luaie. machinery in every local community, no matter how re¬ mote to secure protection again¬ st the curtailment ot our finan¬ cial rights.
LONDON (J PS) — The I'adio in liberated Belgium paid trib¬ ute lo the Jewish partisans for their contribution to the coun- tiy's liberation. It also praised Belgians tor aiding the escape of Jews.
l:':*i